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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Clause \Clause\, n. [F. clause, LL clausa, equiv. to L. clausula clause, prop., close of ? rhetorical period, close fr claudere to shut, to end See {Close}.] 1. A separate portion of a written paper, paragraph, or sentence; an article, stipulation, or proviso, in a legal document. The usual attestation clause to a will --Bouvier. 2. (Gram.) A subordinate portion or a subdivision of a sentence containing a subject and its predicate. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Clause \Clause\, n. [Obs.] See {Letters clause or close}, under {Letter}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: clause n 1: (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence 2: a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will) [syn: {article}]
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